Newark

Newark is the most populous city of New Jersey and the county seat of Essex County. The city is one of the United States' major air, shipping, and rail hubs, and it is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and Newark International Airport. The city was settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven, Connecticut (named for Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England), and it was one of the oldest European cities in America. In 1693, Newark became a township, and it became a city in 1836. In 2015, Newark had a population of 281,944 people, and the city was known as the most dangerous city in the USA in 1996; in 2015, 105 people were killed in Newark